The median owner-occupied home in Montgomery County had a real-estate tax bill of $3,630 (± $126) a year, compared with $6,450 in New York and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $141,600 (± $7,069), compared with $403,000 in New York and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Montgomery County | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 49,461 | 19,872,319 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $3,630 ± $126 | $6,450 ± $17 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $141,600 ± $7,069 | $403,000 ± $1,347 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $62,923 ± $3,436 | $84,578 ± $372 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 2.56% ± 0.16 points | 1.60% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 69.3% ± 1.5 points | 54.3% ± 0.2 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 34.7% ± 1.7 points | 33.9% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 19.7% ± 2.1 points | 27.2% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Montgomery County (11)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Ames
- Amsterdam
- Canajoharie
- Fonda
- Fort Johnson
- Fort Plain
- Fultonville
- Hagaman
- Nelliston
- Palatine Bridge
- St. Johnsville
Census-designated places in Montgomery County (1)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
Towns and townships in Montgomery County (11)
- Amsterdam
- Amsterdam city
- Canajoharie
- Charleston
- Florida
- Glen
- Minden
- Mohawk
- Palatine
- Root
- St. Johnsville
Other named communities in Montgomery County (52)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Auriesville
- Berryville
- Brookman Corners
- Browns Hollow
- Buel
- Burtonsville
- Charleston Four Corners
- Charlesworth Corners
- Church Corners
- Cook Corners
- Cranesville
- Crescent Park
- Currytown
- East Stone Arabia
- Flat Creek
- Fordsbush
- Fort Hunter
- Freysbush
- Hallsville
- Harrower
- Hessville
- Keesler Corners
- Lost Valley
- Lykers
- Manny Corners
- Mapletown
- Marshville
- McKinley
- Miller Corners
- Minaville
- Mindenville
- Oak Ridge
- Randall
- Rockton
- Root Center
- Rural Grove
- Salt Springville
- Sand Hill
- Scotch Bush
- Scotch Church
- South Amsterdam
- Sprakers
- Sprout Brook
- Stone Arabia
- Stone Ridge
- Valley Brook
- Van Deusenville
- Wallins Corners
- Waterville
- Wellsville
- West Saint Johnsville
- Yosts